FICTIONAL REALITY – Zidni Rizky
The dream world is projected by the images in the human brain, narrative and all its abstractions influenced by emotions and ambitions is a response of the human brain’s awake state.
AS A BOY’S ARENA – Belva Atsil
Benjang is a performing art that was created in Ujung Berung region, Bandung City. Initially, this art was an event of gratitude for the rice harvest by gathering with local residents, but as time goes by, Benjang is now better known as a celebration for children who have been circumcised. With all the changes in form that have occurred, now Benjang is starting to cause a lot of unrest among its fans and even the artists themselves, with the presence of individuals who misuse the series of attractions in Benjang to carry out even harassment against women, claiming that they are doing this because they are “unconscious” or “possessed”.
GOD B3TA V1.0: HOW TO TAKE GOD’S DESIRE – Legawa Allit
Allit’s analogy unfolds a realm of openness, suggesting that the human aspect can delve into the depths of cinema, exploring the narrative of bodily power and questioning the dimensions of humanity. It traverses the dual facets of the microcosm and macrocosm, creating a surreal reality shaped by the immaterial nature, extending far beyond the inquiries about the material body that forms itself. The pursuit of this Micro-Macro meaning is unearthed from Allit’s reflection when addressed with the moniker “Alit” (in Sundanese, meaning small). Revealing oneself akin to the arrangement of subjects and objects in the universe, Allit presents two modes of expression in an expanded cinematic form, utilizing both material and immaterial mediums. The concept of the gaze becomes Allit’s form, projecting visuals that are small, peering into a medium resembling a viewfinder, and projected through a medium akin to a kinetoscope. This work becomes immaterial, much like the form of God that we cannot physically touch. Allit enters the realms of Ego and consciousness in the research text on Ibn Arabi’s Cosmological Sufism, Microcosm-Macrocosm, and engages with Ibrahim’s Theological perspectives, as well as delving into Slavoj Zizek’s “The Sublime Object of Ideology.” When the context is structured, Allit provides a dynamic, extreme, and radical view regarding the singular nature of God through the camera medium, portraying a liberal perspective (akin to how Ibrahim interprets the magnificence of God and the Universe). However, this liberal view contextualizes the work more towards the substantive meaning of the “Folded World.” Subject intervention is fragmented, illustrating how Allit traps oneself in a fragile, lifeless interpretation of divinity, where only their perspective is singular, caught in the confines of space and time. Isn’t reality a mechanism wherein the body accepts the conditions of life intimately tied to the relevance of space and time?
UNCANNY FEELING – Abdul Shidiq
A young child wished to have a younger sibling. Their joy knew no bounds when they were blessed with a baby sister. However, the sister passed away due to a condition known as Trisomy-18. Twelve years have elapsed, and the child has now grown into adulthood. They question the death of their sister, whom they perceive as having had no impact on their life. They feel nothing. This work becomes a spiritual and emotional journey for the creator, questioning their own feelings and why they perceive what they feel as wrong.
HUMAN CHOICES! – Oktafa Alfiansyah
Humans are often faced with various choices in their daily lives. These choices can relate to a variety of things, such as personal decisions, work, education, relationships, and more. The decision to choose is often an integral part of the human experience. There are several factors that can influence how we make choices, including personal values, available information, past experiences, current conditions, and future hopes and goals. When faced with a choice, some people feel confused or distressed for various reasons, such as fear of making a mistake, confusion between options, or because of the possible impact of the decision. However, it is important to remember that making choices is a natural part of life and an opportunity to learn and grow. Humans are always faced with choices, I define the body as an entity that is shackled by rules and feelings. my daily life is always bound by rules and feelings that envelop me, my actions such as waking up, eating, studying, staying still, daydreaming and others are proof that every action will form rules and feelings. I want to make this work through bodies that are bound by rules and feelings that shape them into human beings as they are, I want to see what rules and feelings are caused by bodies with different ways of life, beliefs, points of view, even I believe the rules and feelings will be different and shape their respective bodies including me as a human being bound by rules and feelings. Through the medium of experimental film and I would like to see the response of bodies with different beliefs, rules of life, perspectives, ideologies, etc. and see them make their choices.
MAN IN BLACK – Kinandhi Ibrahim
Telling about someone who is black is often underestimated by many people. This black skin affected life and was even bullied in his time. Things that affect from the environment, work, to romantic relationships. This discrimination causes a sense of confusion, unrest, and unease in living this life
MERGING REALMS – Octavianus Dimas
This experimental work develops the emotional struggle of humans intimately connected to technology through the use of innovative cinematography and experimental sound effects, creating an atmosphere that advances deep reflection on human identity and change in the digital age.
FAMILY FROM A DIFFERENT MATRIX – Rahadian Navanka
Transfering an archive medium into a handheld gaming device that projects a large number of archive images. Using several devices, each device displays a different narrative experience. Work that talk about other worlds in other matrix, is the world we live in the only world? Are there other worlds with other forms out there?
TRY TO IMAGINE – Reihan Naufal
Talking about the process and freedom of a film editor who always imagines freedom in his work because he has the freedom to determine a story.
NAWA LIFE – Reza Pahlevi
Why should animals be eaten? Does the lack of an emotional connection make humans indifferent to slaughtered animals? If an emotional bond is formed between humans and animals, will people still consume animals?